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It's going to be a busy weekend, apparently, in the Lackawanna League heading into the District 2 playoffs.

There are a pair of championship doubleheaders scheduled, featuring the winners of the four divisions in boys and girls basketball.

On Saturday, North Pocono High School will host the Division I-II championship games beginning with the girls game at 5 p.m. Scranton Prep, the undefeated winner in Division I, will play either Wallenpaupack or Honesdale, whichever wins Division II.

Wallenpaupack (10-2, 17-4) has a one-game lead over Honesdale (9-3, 18-3). The Lady Buckhorns travel to play Scranton tonight, while Honesdale hosts North Pocono.

In the Saturday boys game at North Pocono High School, undefeated Abington Heights, the Division I title winner, will play either Delaware Valley or Wallenpaupack, whichever is the Division II winner, at 7 p.m.

Both Delaware Valley and Wallenpaupack won in their final regular-season games to finish tied at 9-4 in the division. They will play in the first game of a doubleheader Friday at Carbondale Area at 6 p.m. to decide the champion.

The Lackawanna League Division III-IV games will be played at Carbondale Area High School beginning at 5 p.m.

But before the boys game can even be scheduled, Mid Valley (5-1, 19-3) will play Holy Cross on Friday night at Carbondale Area at 7:30 p.m. to determine the second-half winner in Division III.

If Holy Cross wins that game, it will play Division IV champion Elk Lake (18-4) on Saturday at 7 p.m.

If Mid Valley wins, it will face Holy Cross, the first-half division winner, in an all-season championship game Saturday at 7 p.m. at Carbondale Area. That would result in the Division III-IV game to be canceled.

Also on Saturday, the Old Forge girls, the Division III champion, will play either Montrose or Forest City, the Division IV winner, at 5 p.m.

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